"Beep. Beep. Beep."
"The game is over."
"Even in the last wave of offense, Lu Ke was still trying to continue the winning momentum. He challenged the fifty-five-yard Hail Mary; at the same time, we can also notice that Lu Ke tried to use Ted Ginn and Jon Baldwin to Completed the pick-and-roll screen and unexpectedly selected Anquan Boldin as the passing target, hoping to create more possibilities for Hail Mary."
"With Logan Newman suspended and Vernon Davis leaving the field with an unexpected concussion, Lu Ke really didn't have many options."
"Unfortunately, the New Orleans Saints defensive team did not lose their attention and kept an eye on Boldin; in addition, Lu Ke's Hail Mary passing arc this time was also a bit outrageous and deviated from the established track. Erdin worked hard, he worked really hard to try to make this catch, but from the results, it was a little far between him and the football."
“Ten months ago, on this very field of the stadium, the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, we witnessed the most physically distanced Hail Mary comeback in the history of the Super Bowl. Lu Ke used his indomitable will to win. He led the team to complete a 29-point reversal and reach the Super Bowl! And he accomplished a perfect season in one go."
"Ten months later, it was still the same venue, but this time, Lu Ke's Hail Mary lacked a little bit of sight and luck. He failed to lead the team to complete another reversal. In the San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints In this strong duel, San Francisco, who played on the road, finally lost the game 20:27, ending its five-game winning streak; at the same time, New Orleans remained undefeated at home this season."
After the pass was released, Lu Ke knew that it was gone.
After the full burst of strength, the muscles of his right arm began to twitch slightly, accompanied by a faint feeling of pain.
The pain that was like drizzle was secondary. When you were fully focused on the game, it was almost negligible. However, the muscle spasm caused the control of the passing feel to decrease. At the moment of release, I used my wrist strength to control it, but it was still ineffective. Uncaught, the control of the entire arc and angle did not meet Lu Ke's expectations.
After the football was released, Lu Ke realized that the Hail Mary could not be teleported to the right place.
But Lu Ke still didn't give up. He stared at the rugby ball with a faint hope until the rugby fell to the ground and became a dead ball. Then he reluctantly withdrew his gaze.
Lost.
This game, which was full of anxiety but never managed to distance itself, was ultimately lost.
In the eleventh week of the regular season, the San Francisco 49ers went away to challenge the New Orleans Saints. This was the third meeting between the two teams in the past three seasons; and in the Super Bowl in early February this year, Lu Ke also played in May. He won the first championship ring of his career in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. It can be said that they have a close relationship.
The San Francisco 49ers, who have six wins and three losses, face the New Orleans Saints, who have seven wins and two losses this season. Coupled with the strong showdown of "Lu Ke VS Brees", the attention of this game is absolutely explosive.
After experiencing the bottom of last year, head coach Sean Payton returned from his suspension. This season, the New Orleans Saints immediately returned to the top contenders——
The new season started with five consecutive wins in the regular season, and then suffered its first loss of the season against the New England Patriots, and then entered the bye week; after returning from a week of rest and adjustment, it easily defeated Buffalo The Bills unexpectedly lost to the New York Jets and defeated the Dallas Cowboys at home.
Unbeaten at home so far this season.
So far, Lu Ke has faced the New Orleans Saints led by Drew Brees three times in his career and won all three games! This is definitely an impressive record! But the New Orleans Saints have made a strong comeback this season. The sparks of Sean Payton and Drew Brees are still the core of this team. After half the season, they have become one of the favorites to win the championship.
The San Francisco 49ers are about to face such a team - after a strong five-game winning streak, the defending champion will face a real strong enemy. San Francisco is trying to continue its winning streak, while New Orleans is trying to continue its undefeated home game. Record, this game is a severe test for both sides, and it is also the best test of the overall state of the defending champion.
The game process also proved this.
The two sides have never been able to widen the gap. The anxiety of the game can be seen from the score. The gap has always remained within the range of a touchdown——
The New Orleans Saints defense successfully shut down their opponents in the first quarter, while the San Francisco 49ers defense responded with a zero shutout in the third quarter; both New Orleans and San Francisco took the lead alternately at least twice until the fourth quarter. With four minutes left, the two sides were still in an anxious state of "20:20".
At the critical moment, Drew Brees successfully took control of the situation. He led the home team's offensive team and completed a beautiful advance. Not only did he consume the game time to only 47 seconds left, but he also scored long yards in the third gear. In a difficult offensive situation, he completed an incredible passing touchdown and once again exceeded the score with an absolutely strong attitude, "27:20".
In the final stage, Lu Ke was still trying to turn the tide, just like the past two seasons, but... this time he failed.
Standing there, Lu Ke couldn't tell what it felt like. All the thoughts came to his mind at once, and he couldn't distinguish it accurately for a while.
Strictly speaking, this is the first game Lu Ke has lost as a starting player since losing the National League finals last season. Just like the San Francisco 49ers who completed a perfect season, no one can win forever, and failure will come sooner or later; more importantly, when will the winning streak stop, and whether it can be revived after the winning streak stops. The key to victory is found again with great enthusiasm.
In fact, the end came earlier than expected.
In the second week of the regular season, the San Francisco 49ers suffered a disastrous away defeat to their rivals in the same district, the Seattle Seahawks, ending their twenty-game winning streak across the season.
Still, that was a game started by Colin Kaepernick, not Lu Ke. When the San Francisco 49ers ended their winning streak, all eyes fell on Lu Ke, not just the nine people, but all analysts, commentators and journalists:
Everyone is discussing when Lu Ke will end his winning streak? Every game focuses on how long Lu Ke's winning streak can last? Everyone is looking forward to how far Lu Ke's energy can support the team and what kind of history it will write?
Will the team that ends Lu Ke's winning streak be the Houston Texans? Will it be the Arizona Cardinals? …will it be the Carolina Panthers? This routine is repeated every week, and finally it comes to this week - will it be the New Orleans Saints?
Unknowingly, this pressure accumulated little by little.
Lu Ke always believed that he didn't care and didn't care. Those remarks would not have any impact on him. Every game would not change much: go on the court, strive for victory with all your strength, and fight until the last moment of the game. It's that simple! But at this moment, the defeat came unexpectedly, and the sadness and loss surged over him, swallowing him up in an instant. His mouth was full of bitterness but he couldn't distinguish the taste at all. At a certain moment, it seemed that he couldn't breathe.
Only then did he realize that the pressure had always been there, hidden deep in the soul. The burden was slowly rolling down, slowly and gradually bending the spine, like a spring, or it would be completely destroyed. Or it will bottom out. Now that the winning streak has finally come to a halt, all the pressure is gone.
No one can always win.
Failure is also a part of life.
Lu Ke understood these paths, all of them, deeply; but... the taste of failure was still so bad.
When the pressure of the winning streak was finally released, for a moment, he was relieved. It seemed that his whole person relaxed and he was reborn again, as light as a swallow. The feeling was indescribable in words, just like being at the bottom of the sea. Like a deep dive——
The blue and deep ocean makes people linger and wander in it, almost not wanting to leave; but the invisible water pressure is everywhere, exerting pressure on the body all the time. Little by little, little by little, and then, finally left the bottom of the sea, broke through the water surface, and breathed fresh air again, not the oxygen in the oxygen bottle. The whole world suddenly seemed new and took on a completely different appearance. It seemed that Everything becomes different, and all the invisible and intangible pressures disappear. All the pores in the body open and breathe freely.
Instantly, relieved.
However, this feeling of pleasure only lasted for a moment, and then the endless blue in the ocean appeared in my mind again, and I couldn't wait to return to the depths of the ocean, just like returning to the embrace of Mother Earth. It feels like wandering freely, and people can't help but indulge in it.
The same is true now.
The relief was fleeting, and then confusion surged in—failure, and then what?
Then, a small wound began to tug on the heart. It was only a little pain at first, but the pain spread faster and faster and more violently. In the blink of an eye, it began to gnaw at the heart, and it swept over him in an instant, covering his head and face. The ground smashed down, and unwillingness and annoyance poured down like a midsummer rainstorm without warning and unreasonably.
The pain of defeat, so clear and so violent, once again awakened the high fighting spirit deep in Lu Ke's heart after a long absence.
He really, really doesn't like losing!
To be more precise, he really misses winning! Just like missing the sea during a deep dive, every cell in the body is missing victory.
"Damn it!" Lu Ke cursed fiercely. He really hated this feeling, it was terrible.
